Kenneth Charles Harman Warner (6 April 1891 – 18 March 1983) was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1947 to 1961.[1]

The Right Reverend

Kenneth Warner

D.D.
Bishop of Edinburgh
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseEdinburgh
Elected1947
In office1947–1961
PredecessorLogie Danson
SuccessorKenneth Carey
Orders
Ordination1924
Consecration22 January 1947
by John How
Personal details
Born(1891-04-06)6 April 1891
Died18 March 1983(1983-03-18) (aged 91)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCharles Edward Warner & Ethel Constantia Catharine Cornfoot
SpouseConstance Margaret Hill (1916–1968)
Angela Margaret Prescott-Decie (m. 1970)
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford

Biography edit

Warner was born on 6 April 1891 and educated at Tonbridge School[2] and Trinity College, Oxford. His first career as a solicitor was interrupted by wartime service with the Army Cyclist Corps[3] at the end of which he was awarded the DSO. Ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1924, he began his career with a curacy at St George's Ramsgate. After this he was a chaplain in the Royal Air Force[4] flying on active service in his fifties[5] then Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.[6] In 1938 he became Archdeacon of Lincoln[7] before his ordination to the episcopate. He died on 18 March 1983.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Bishop of Edinburgh To Resign. The Times (London, England), Friday, 12 Feb 1960; pg. 14; Issue 54693
  2. ^ "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. ^ London Gazette
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940–41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
  5. ^ Lyall, Gavin (2007). Freedom's Battle Volume II The War in the Air 1939–1945. Vintage Books. p. 277. ISBN 9781845950842.
  6. ^ Cathedral website
  7. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  8. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 23 March 1983; pg. 12; Issue 61488; col G Right Rev Kenneth Warner
Religious titles
Preceded by Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
1933 –1937
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archdeacon of Lincoln
1938 –1947
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Edinburgh
1947 –1961
Succeeded by